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January 14 2025 edition: Are Vancouver landlords endangering tenants?

January 14 2025 edition: Are Vancouver landlords endangering tenants?

Plus: A totally serious analysis of why we should definitely join the US

January 14, 2025

Hey there. Happy Tuesday.

My little cousins have recently discovered My Chemical Romance, which is a delightful throwback. It’s always fun when the next generation stumbles upon your favourite teenage fixations—even as they call you old for actually, uh, being alive when the first album was released. Is this how my dad felt when I got obsessed with Queen?

If you want to stay on the cutting edge of what’s cool so you can tell your cousins and kids and cousin’s kids about it in a decade—well, you already know you’re in the right place. Let’s embrace gen Z nostalgia and bring back the best parts of the past…like keeping print media alive.

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Associate Editor

— FEATURE —

Are negligent landlords endangering renters?

High rent isn’t the only issue that Vancouver residents experience. Many apartment renters also have to deal with health-related issues—mould, asbestos, leaks—that their landlords simply refuse to fix. For our latest print edition, Phoebe Fuller investigates landlord negligence and the very real toll that it takes on tenants.

— LIVING —

Seven great reasons to get excited about Canada becoming America’s 51st state

From better exchange rates to legally rare hamburgers, here are a handful of upsides to having our sovereignty threatened by the asshole neighbours downstairs.

Pitch up: BC Parks camping reservations open this week
The Lonsdale Great Street Project wants your thoughts on what makes a good neighbourhood
Science World’s new extreme sports exhibit will release your inner daredevil

Your contributions are a vital lifeline for PHS and the community members we help

PHS Community Services Society is 76 per cent of the way to reaching their $100,000 fundraising goal.

Donations to PHS before February 28, 2025 are applied to 2024 tax returns as the government has extended last year’s donation deadline.

Donate today to support marginalized people in your community.

— ARTS—

Joe Laughlin’s I Remember . . . moves between past, present, and future

“My joints sometimes feel my age,” veteran choreographer Joe Laughlin tells us ahead of his latest premiere, which sees him confront his own history through dance. “But the thing is that you gotta keep moving.”

Neighbours at the West Vancouver Art Museum weaves tradition and identity
Say “I do” to Bach’s wedding works with this Early Music Vancouver show
See Andrea Peña & Artists' raw, physical experience of transmutation and resurrection within the post-colonial era: BOGOTÁ Jan 31 & Feb 1 @ Vancouver Playhouse at PuSh Festival.*
Penticton's Snakebite Film Festival returns January 30 till February 2, 2025. 4 days, 9 Films, 2 Galas and one infamous wine tour.*
*sponsored listing

A Boy Band Symphony is coming to the Orpheum!

A Boy Band Symphony is coming to the Orpheum on February 25 with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra! Experience the fusion of symphonic melodies with A Boy Band Symphony and let the power of music take you on a nostalgic journey. With *NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick, O-Town's Erik-Michael Estrada, and 98 Degrees' Jeff Timmons.

— FOOD —

Here’s everyone participating in the Hot Chocolate Festival

Channel your inner Augustus Gloop and drift away on a river of chocolate starting this Saturday.

Lucky Sushi Co. brings sashimi, surfboards, and Sapporo to the West End
Vancouver-based Chilly Ones launches a de-alcoholized easy-drinking beer

— ICYMI —

Think Vancouver is riddled with crime? Think again.
Photos: Sum 41’s hour of nostalgia power at Rogers Arena
Keith Urban announces a stop in Vancouver on his world tour
Five under-the-radar local restaurants
And five hidden gem local bakeries
Taste of Chinatown! will have a month of Lunar New Year festivities
Chocolats Favoris is opening its first Vancouver location
And Cake it Easy has expanded to New West

— THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK —

WORKSHOP: Women’s Writing as Healing kicks off a series dedicated to empowerment. (January 14 @ The Post at 750)

VISUAL ARTS: Painters Shevy Levy and Leanne Kiely find meaning in abstraction with Order/Chaos. (January 14 to February 23 @ Kay Meeks Arts Centre, West Vancouver)

MUSIC: Folk musician Olive Klug twangs into town. (January 15 @ WISE Hall)

COMEDY: Upcoming comedians abound in New Moon Comedy, featuring Julie Kim and Tin Lorica. (January 15 @ The Projection Room)

FILM: Catch the Bribe, Inc. screening alongside a Q&A with the filmmakers. (January 15 @ VIFF Centre)

VISUAL ARTS: Walking Alongside Trauma examines the impact of vicariously experiencing pain. (January 16 to February 28 @ Amelia Douglas Art Gallery, New Westminster)

MUSIC: Juno-nominated duo Madison Violet plays folk-pop harmonies. (January 16 @ Mel Lehan Hall at St. James)

Want to know what else is happening in Vancouver? Check out our events listings.

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